This test marks the first time the vehicle will be running in North America. FedEx Express and Nissan have conducted similar e-NV200 tests with fleets in Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Brazil.

FedEx will deploy the Nissan e-NV200 in the Washington, D.C. area, where it will undergo field tests that subject it to the routine requirements of a delivery vehicle. The results will be used to help determine the viability of using an electric vehicle in this role in the US Nissan e-NV200 is scheduled to begin mass production later this year in Europe.

Following Nissan LEAF, e-NV200 will be the second EV that Nissan markets globally.

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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan´s second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance.